Well, a lot of excitement today. We left North Bay this morning, glad to see the last of the town - not sure why, but none of us liked it very much. We made it to Deep River and pulled into Tim's for an iced capp when ....... what is that WEIRD noise that my steering is making? Well, that would be the sound it makes when the power steering fluid is pouring out. Turns out there was a hole in the hose which ended up costing us about $380 and 3 hours of sitting in an auto repair shop. Am I complaining - NOT A CHANCE! If it had to happen, I am truly glad that it happened here in Canada and that it wasn't some major component on my engine and that we didn't have to wait overnight and that there was a place just 1/2 block from where the problem occurred, which was open on the holiday Monday. They were really nice, too, loved the guard dog, Ruger, a boxer. As Jordan put it, he was the friendliest guard dog ever - but I wouldn't want to meet him under different circumstances!
We made it to Ottawa this afternoon, drove by the home of the Ottawa Senators, saw the Parliament buildings and the Supreme Court building (always wanted to see it but never wanted to argue in it, lol). Trying to find a gas station in downtown Ottawa was a bit of a challenge for Navi and us, but we did manage just fine! From there, we went on to Montreal - just a drive-by was all we had in mind. Unfortunately, it was pouring rain and incredibly hard to see the lanes - totally disconcerting trying to drive an unfamiliar, extremely busy route in those conditions. Navi did a fabulous job guiding us through some VERY confusing connections, and we did make it onto the Ile de Montreal for a whirlwind tour.
Right now, I am sitting in a hotel in Berthierville (where Gilles Villeneuve was raised, for any Formula One aficionados out there), Quebec, glad that I forced Jessica to take French Immersion classes! We have done our family bonding for the day, and are all sitting on our separate laptops in our separate worlds, Jessica is on facebook, Jordan is watching an episode of "Deadliest Warrior", and I am - well, you figure it out! Oh, I stand corrected - Jordan is surfing graveyards in Providence, Rhode Island, so we can find out which one H. P. Lovecraft is buried in - Swan Point Cemetery, here we come! Tomorrow, we are back in to the US, and I am really glad that payday is coming soon!
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